Amps

[acost3]

I've been playing guitar for a while now and want to start playing with this local band... I Dont want to spend alot of money on an amp but i want a pretty decent one any suggestions? thanks


adam

[mattward2k]

It depends how decent an amp you need, and what you're going to be using it for. If you want a decent amp you're going to have to fork out the cash, you can't just get a decent amp really cheap, you'll need to compromise somewhere.

If you're planning on using it just for practices with the band then you'll probably just need something that can pump out the noise, Marshall and Laney do some fairly good single amps (combos) you can just plug into and go. Laney do a fantastic VC15 tube amp that sounds great. Peavey and Fender do some good single amps too, think they're on the cheaper side.

If you're planning on playing live you're looking at a stack which is going to cost you quite a bit more, the Laney's are probably the best quality/price to go with here.

[JG2121]

It depends how decent an amp you need, and what you're going to be using it for. If you want a decent amp you're going to have to fork out the cash, you can't just get a decent amp really cheap, you'll need to compromise somewhere.


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There's no way around it kid.

[TheRealGuyute]

If you're planning on playing live you're looking at a stack which is going to cost you quite a bit more, the Laney's are probably the best quality/price to go with here.

Actually, unless you're planning on travelling back in time to the '60s, you don't need a stack for live gigs.

If you really want to sound good live, lower stage volume is where it's at. Any soundman with a decent system can give you all the volume you need to hear yourself and the other band members through monitors and lower stage volume gives the soundman a lot more control over what's in the FOH (what the crowd hears), too. A giant stack is really unneccessary...unless you have no P.A. or monitors, that is.

Of course, that doesn't mean you should go out and buy a cheap amp. If you're planning to playing live, you DO want a tube amp. A 25-40W combo amp is going to be sufficient for anything but really large venues. The soundman will mike the amp and if you're not getting enough volume to hear yourself over the others, you just have a little of that pumped into your monitor.

[Carbon Copy]

ok is this for acoustic or electric bud?

[GeorgeJr.]

why Hydrogen, i prefer Carbon

[Carbon Copy]

:lol why Hydrogen, i prefer Carbon

[GeorgeJr.]

actually the company i work for designs and engineers ,among other things, Atmoshpere Controllers and Software used for the same. The atmosphere usually controlled is normally carbon rich, for heat treating metals and such.

so i guess oxygen must be your nemesis because if Endothermic Gas has oxygen then it doesn't have Carbon.

-anyway, continue on the the AMPS discussion, i digress

[TheRealGuyute]

ok is this for acoustic or electric bud?

That's a really good question. If you're going through a PA with an acoustic, you can save a lot of money by just getting a good quality preamp/di.

[acost3]

its an acoustic....and thanks for all the input guys



Adam

[mattward2k]

A giant stack is really unneccessary...unless you have no P.A. or monitors, that is.
I was under the impression that as he phrased it "and want to start playing with this local band" that they wouldn't be playing somewhere with PA and monitors for their first few live gigs. And to me local band = + drummer, and there's no way an acoustic through a 25W combo is gonna be heard over a (decent) drummer on a small stage with no PA.

I wasn't talking about some giant 2 cab and head mesa stack anyway, just a simple stack is enough to get you going.

[hckyplyr0822]

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product?sku=480243 :thumbsup